HP launches EliteBook 705 G4 laptops with 7th-gen AMD Pro chips

HP is updating its EliteBook line of business laptops with three new models sporting 7th-gen AMD Pro chips, also known by the code-name Bristol Ridge.

The new Elite 705 series laptops will be available soon in 12.5 inch, 14 inch, and 15.6 inch sizes, although each model is pretty svelte, measuring just about 0.8 inches thick.

This is Liliputing though, so I’m most interested in the smallest of the bunch. Meet the HP EliteBook 725. The 2.8 pound laptop with be available with a choice of a 12.5 inch 1366 x 768 pixel display or a 1920 x 1080 pixel screen, and HP will offer models with up to 16GB of DDR4-1866 RAM, up to 1TB of hard drive storage or up to 512GB of solid state storage.

Processor options range from the AMD Pro A8-9600B with Radeon R5 graphics to the AMD A12-9800B with Radeon R7 graphics.

The EliteBook 725 features a USB Type-C port, two USB 3.0 ports, DisplayPort and VGA ports, an Ethernet jack, and a headset jack.

There are 45 Wh and 49 Wh battery options, and HP will offer an optional backlit keyboard.

HP’s 14 inch model is a 3.3 pound laptop called the EliteBook 745 G4, while the 15.6 inch model is the 4.1 pound EliteBook 755 G4. For some reason the 14 inch model is the only one that will be available with an option for a 2560 x 1440 pixel display if 1080p isn’t enough for you.

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AMD is supposed to be the economical choice when compared to Intel. And yet, they’re offering crappy 1366 x 768 displays and “starting” at $750. There’s a slew of laptops out there that cost less, but with Core M3 or better CPUs and 1080p IPS panels.

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HP needs some blame too. It is their device. Could also be that AMD laptops just don’t sell well so they don’t bother spec’ing them out.

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I had the same thought. And to upgrade the ram, they take 3 times what the additional ram costs.

When I was looking for a USFF desktop , I looked at all the options with a specific configuration (i7 6700t, 8gb ram, 128-256 ssd). The HP model prodesk 600 was $930 and elitedesk 800 was $950 compared to Lenovo’ $650ish.

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HP is trying to feed the dog and keep the whole pie too. They are one of the OEMs that support AMD, but the products they offer usually lack any logic in specs and prices, keeping Intel calm.

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Yeah. I thought there would be fully AMD laptops with APU, discrete graphics, and Thunderbolt by now. It might still happen. But yeah the manufacturers aren’t hitting the right notes with me with what they are building. They don’t seem to have any interest.

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